Haribo to open gummy bear plant in Wisconsin
Haribo to open gummy bear plant in Wisconsin
While the gummy bear maker’s American headquarters is located in Rosemont, Haribo has opted to build right over the border in Kenosha County, Wisc.
Cook County has largest population loss of any county in the U.S.
Cook County has largest population loss of any county in the U.S.
Newly released census data show 89 of Illinois’ 102 counties, and most of the state’s metro areas, have shrinking populations due to out-migration.
Bill Roberts
Bill Roberts
“I thought I would never go back into a factory job. “Because where [Hoist Liftruck] started out in Bedford Park, I was there when I was 18 years old with a different outfit. And it was weird that I went back … right back into busting knuckles again. “It’s a lot cheaper in Indiana. Everything’s...
A simple workers’ comp fix could save lives
A simple workers’ comp fix could save lives
Physician-dispensed drugs account for more than 60 percent of the cost of prescriptions covered by workers’ comp in Illinois.
Lawmakers and special interests propose revamped EDGE tax credit program
Lawmakers and special interests propose revamped EDGE tax credit program
As state debts mount and budget plans remain in limbo, Illinois lawmakers move to expand EDGE tax credits.
Jim Work
Jim Work
“I’m a case study in who you don’t want leaving the state. “I grew up in Wheaton and went to college for accounting at NIU, but I was working in construction the whole time. It was so much better than the typical minimum wage job you get to pay for tuition. You could work outside,...
Fact-checking Rahm: Students have been leaving Illinois for at least 15 years
Fact-checking Rahm: Students have been leaving Illinois for at least 15 years
Uncertainty about skyrocketing tuition costs, rising taxes, and other factors are the likeliest culprits of Illinois’ student out-migration crisis.
Michigan has reversed the flow of interstate migration with Illinois
Michigan has reversed the flow of interstate migration with Illinois
Illinois used to gain net population from Michigan, but data for recent years indicate that Michigan now gains more residents on net from Illinois.
January jobs growth weak, Illinois labor force in 10-year decline
January jobs growth weak, Illinois labor force in 10-year decline
Newly released Illinois jobs report points to anemic jobs growth and a contracting labor force.
Federal court in Illinois rules biometric privacy lawsuit against Google can proceed
Federal court in Illinois rules biometric privacy lawsuit against Google can proceed
The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois has held that face templates created from photographs uploaded to Google Photos are covered under Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act.
Illinois companies announce nearly 1,000 mass layoffs in February, including almost 250 manufacturing jobs
Illinois companies announce nearly 1,000 mass layoffs in February, including almost 250 manufacturing jobs
February saw the worst WARN report in seven months, with nearly 250 of the jobs lost coming from the manufacturing sector.
Illinois ended 2016 with highest black unemployment rate of any state
Illinois ended 2016 with highest black unemployment rate of any state
Illinois had the highest black unemployment rate of any state at the end of 2016, holding that distinction for six consecutive quarters, according to analysis by the Economic Policy Institute. The Land of Lincoln also has the largest gap between its white and black unemployment rates.
Flow of Illinoisans into Indiana is becoming a flood
Flow of Illinoisans into Indiana is becoming a flood
Nearly 20,000 Illinoisans on net moved to the Hoosier State in 2015.
Jonathan Broscious
Jonathan Broscious
“It really is a concern that job opportunities are leaving. I think Newton has tremendous potential. I think there’s a workforce here that’s ready to go to work, that’s ready to start making a great living for their families. “But the disadvantage that I see is that we are so close to Indiana, where it’s...